A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World By C. A. Fletcher Orbit Books Release Date: April 2019 Synopsis: My name's Griz. My childhood wasn't like yours. I've never had friends, and in my whole life I've not met enough people to play a game of football. My parents told me how … Continue reading Book Review – A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
One Day In December By Josie Silver Penguin Random House Rating: **** Synopsis: Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment … Continue reading Book Review – One Day In December
Still Alice By Lisa Genova Simon & Schuster Rating: ***** Synopsis: Alice Howland is proud of the life she worked so hard to build. At fifty, she's a cognitive psychology professor at Harvard and a renowned expert in linguistics, with a successful husband and three grown children. When she begins to grow forgetful and disoriented, … Continue reading Book Review – Still Alice
Hi everyone welcome to this weeks instalment of Five For Friday. I don't know about you but I am forever reading amazing books by brilliant authors then forgetting all about them and not reading anything else written by them. So this post is all about 5x books by 5x brilliant authors that I have read, … Continue reading Five For Friday – I Will Read More Of Your Books (recommendations welcome)
Love Punked By Nia Lucas Self Published Rating: **** Synopsis: When her life is irrevocably altered by a post-Rave tryst on her mother's floral patio recliner, Erin Roberts’ long-standing relationship with Humiliation takes her down a path that's not so much 'less well trodden', more 'perilous descent down sheer cliffs'. Armed with a fierce devotion … Continue reading Book Review – Love Punked
States of Passion By Nihad Sirees Pushkin Press Rating: *** Synopsis: A hapless Aleppo bureaucrat is stranded in the middle of the deserted countryside as a violent storm sets in. When he seeks refuge in an isolated old mansion, inhabited by an aged gentleman and his sinister servant, he begins to uncover a captivating tale … Continue reading Book Review – States of Passion
Village of the Lost Girls By Agustín Martínez Quercus Books Pub Date: 24th Jan 2019 Rating: **** Synopsis: Five years after their disappearance, the village of Monteperdido still mourns the loss of Ana and Lucia, two eleven-year-old friends who left school one afternoon and were never seen again. Now, Ana reappears unexpectedly inside a crashed … Continue reading Book Review – Village of the Lost Girls
Many thanks to Darina at Facing the Story for nominating me with this award, very much appreciated. Please check out her blog I always enjoy her Studious Saturday blog posts. THE RULES Thank the blogger who nominated you Write a post to show your award Give a brief story of how your blog started Give two … Continue reading Blogger Recognition Award
Everything I Never Told You By Celeste Ng Blackfriars Books Rating: ***** Synopsis: Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and her father’s jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the … Continue reading Book Review – Everything I Never Told You
This fun tag created by Bionic Bookworm's Blog seemed like the perfect tag to do mid November. The trees are going a wonderful golden yellow colour, I am always snugged in bed reading and drinking tea. Autumn is here YAY! So here goes with the book tag... CRISP FALL AIR - A BOOK THAT FELT FRESH … Continue reading The Fall (Autumn) Book Tag
